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Before receiving the Real Care Baby, I knew it took a lot of work to care for a newborn. I now know that it takes a lot more than I thought. The forty-eight hours I had the baby were frustrating, exhausting, and stressful. It’s a lot of hard work, but I’m sure if it were a real child it would totally be worth it. During my time with the Real Care Baby, I actually went a lot of places. I went to two basketball games with it and faced the challenge of not being able to hear it cry. I had to keep checking on it every minute or so just to be sure. When it did cry, I had to leave the game to go outside and take care of it. I hated missing the game. Night time was the worse because I was exhausted, but I was afraid I would sleep through the crying so I hardly slept. The first night was rough because she woke up a lot and needed tons of attention. All I wanted to do was crawl in bed and fall asleep. The second night …show more content…

It didn’t really change my view on parenting because I know how difficult it is. I still plan on having kids later in life and I’m aware of the effort it takes. This project was definitely a worthwhile experience because it can teach teens extremely valuable lessons and the requirements of being a parent. After this project I feel way more empathetic for teen parents. They have to deal not only with the responsibilities of being a parent and having to be responsible, but with the judgement of other people. I envy not only teen parents but all parents because they have to do this for years. I think any teen that wants to become pregnant should really consider if it is a good option and if they are truly ready. There are many sacrifices they would have to make. I do think there are some teens that are more fit to be parents than some adults. I think the project is very beneficial and doesn’t need any improving, but it would be interesting to see if teens can do it for a longer period of

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